General Electric Indicted Over 800000 Nuclear Contract Overruns
GE faces an 112 count indictment alleging four counts of false claims and 104 counts of false statements tied to mischarged 800000 in overruns on Minuteman Mark 12A re entry system refurbishments. GE denies wrongdoing and pledges cooperation.
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General Electric Co
U.S
Edward Dennis
Defense Contract Audit Agency
Dennis
United States
Joseph Calabria
Roy Baessler
John Torino
Torino
Space Systems Division
Walters would take U.N. job after White House announcement
Lt. Gen. Vernon A. Walters, nominated as American delegate to the United Nations, told the White House he would accept the post even without a regular seat on the National Security Council. The White House announced the nomination and sent it to the Senate on Monday despite Shultz’s opposition.
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Vernon A. Walters
United Nations
White House
National Security Council
Walters
George P. Shultz
Council
Senate
Kirkpatrick to switch party and leave U N post
Jeane J. Kirkpatrick said she will formally join the Republican Party at an April 3 celebration and leave her United Nations post. She denied any plan to run for office, planning to return to teaching at Georgetown University next January and to write and speak on foreign affairs. Jose S. Sorzano will lead until her successor arrives.
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New York Times
United Nations
Jeane J. Kirkpatrick
National Security Council
Leavey University
Georgetown University
Israel to speed Lebanon withdrawal plans in May
Israel aims to exit Lebanon as quickly as possible with a final pullout or two rapid phases by early to mid May. Rabin and Peres indicate the withdrawal could come faster than expected, while Sakharov in the Soviet Union threatens to resign from the Academy of Sciences over isolation and his wife’s health. Amnesty International calls for public disclosure of findings into torture allegations in Northern Ireland.
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Israel
NYT
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Lebanon
Shimon Peres
Moscow
Andrei D. Sakharov
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Gorky
Yelena G. Bonner
Academy of Sciences
London
Amnesty International
Northern Ireland
Paul Caruana
Castlereagh
Belfast
Vietnam to free American businessman from Can Tho custody
Vietnam plans to release American businessman William M. Mathers held in Can Tho between Friday and April 10, according to Le Kim Chung deputy representative. Mathers was arrested in July after straying into Vietnamese waters while sailing from Singapore to Hong Kong.
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UNT
Javier Perez de Cuellar
William M. Mathers
le Kim Chung
Vietnam
Mathers
Can Tho
Singapore
Hong Kong
Southern Illinoisan Contact and Subscription Details
Publication information for The Southern Illinoisan lists ownership by Lee Enterprises, staff roles, and local office contacts. Subscription rates are provided for carrier, motor route, and mail delivery, with a posta address for changes of address in Carbondale Illinois.
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Southern Illinoisan
N. Illinois
Carbondale
Illinois
Lee Enterprises, Inc
Steve Burgess
Mike McGrorty
Dave Worley
Bruce Whittenberg
Sharon Walters
Suzanne Eddingfield
Dave Burgess
Tony Mikrut
Rayburn Fox
Paul Parson
Herrin
P.O
Ilinois
Japan may hold back on exports to U.S.
CHAMPAIGN AP Japan soon may lift its quota on automobiles shipped to the United States but it could be years before low priced cars flood the market. University of Illinois experts Koji Taira and Bernard Karsh say Japan will curb rapid export growth, though the big four automakers likely will increase shipments, testing U.S. policy while trying to avoid aggravating American sentiment.
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Karsh
Congress
Ford
Chrysler
Taira
Defector cites Soviet kill then think in U S officer death
Arkady Shevchenko the former Soviet ambassador said the Soviet habit of killing before considering led to the fatal shooting of Maj. Arthur D. Nicholson Jr. in East Germany. He urged U S support for MX missiles and noted details of the incident remain unknowable while addressing a St. Louis audience.
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Soviet Union
U.S
East Germany
Arkady Shevchenko
United Nations
Congress
St. Louis University
Shevchenko
United States
Maj
Arthur D. Nicholson Jr
Nicholson
Jessie G. Schatz
Congress Moves to Slash Reagan Foreign Aid Plan
Congress reshapes Reagan foreign aid request amid deficits and distrust of dictatorships. House subcommittees propose about 250 million less. Senate panel aims to hold spending near 1985 levels. Israel aid stays intact while cuts target Philippines Pakistan Turkey and Lebanon to pressure reforms. Solarz urges reallocating funds to curb nuclear proliferation.
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Congress
Reagan
U.S
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Dwis
House Appropriations Subcommittee
State Department
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Richard Lugar
R-Ind
House
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Mideast
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Philippines
Pakistan
Turkey
Lebanon
Stephen Solarz
D-N.y
Asia Subcommittee
Solarz
United States
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